All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity

These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.

Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2022

Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet.”

The latest year of data is from 2022, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.

Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.

Name / Address	Primary Property Type	GHG Intensity (kg CO₂ eq./sqft)	Total GHG Emissions (tons CO₂ eq.)
StBedetheVenerable_School 🕰️ 4400 W 83rd St	K-12 School	3.8 kg/sqft	291 tons
Vista Homes Building Corporation 5844 S Stony Island Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	987 tons Highest 46%
777 North Michigan Condo Association 777 N Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,488 tons Highest 31%
Medinah Temple ⚠️ 600 - 820 N Wabash St	Retail Store	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	490 tons Lowest 26%
1550 S INDIANA AVE 1550 S INDIANA AVE	Mixed Use Property	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	342 tons Lowest 12%
4043 N Ravenswood Ave ⚠️ 4043 N Ravenswood Ave	Other	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	346 tons Lowest 12%
232 E Walton Condominium Association 228 240 E WALTON ST	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	394 tons Lowest 16%
227 239 E DELAWARE PL 227 239 E DELAWARE PL	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	754 tons Lowest 43%
530 W ARLINGTON PL 530 W ARLINGTON PL	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	259 tons Lowest 5%
Woodlawn Partners 🕰️ 6445 6458 S Kenwood Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft	269 tons
TransUnion LLC 555 W Adams St	Office	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,201 tons Highest 39%
2609 W BELMONT AVE ⚠️ 2609 W BELMONT AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	329 tons Lowest 10%
4434 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE 4434 S COTTAGE GROVE AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.7 kg/sqft Lowest 7%	209 tons Lowest 2%
Robert J. Richardson Middle School 6018 S Karlov Avenue	K-12 School	3.7 kg/sqft Lowest 7%	494 tons Lowest 26%
1245 West Jackson Place ⚠️ 1241 1245 W JACKSON BLVD	Multifamily Housing	3.7 kg/sqft Lowest 7%	423 tons Lowest 19%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data